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To: Ilaine who wrote (8605)	9/9/2001 6:31:46 PM
From: Starowl	Read Replies (3) of 74559

High speed satellite connections to laptops with worldwide coverage exists today, as you may know, with Inmarsat systems. High speed being 64kbps. But it isn't cheap, running $7-8/minute. The satellite terminals are much smaller than they used to be, weighing just 8 or 9 pounds, running on a rechargeable batter, and no larger than a small laptop. You can make phone calls from them anywhere using the low speed ports at about $3/minute. Connecting from either an Iridium or Globalstar handset still requires a clear look at the satellite and, when available, will only get you 9.6kbps. Surfing the Internet is just not worthwhile over satellite. Straight data transfer; yes.

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